Partner 34, Communications Partner, Bio at Andreessen Horowitz | San Francisco, CA | $258K/yr – $301K/yr

Andreessen Horowitz

Partner 34, Communications Partner, Bio

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$258K/yr – $301K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the portfolio brand narrative and crisis-ready communications program for a top-tier VC, coordinating with founders, execs, media, and influencers to surface industry-shifting narratives.

Brand Storytelling & Crisis Readiness: Define and execute communications strategy for portfolio brands across high-stakes scenarios.
Media & Partner Networks: Build trusted relationships with national biotech/health media, creators, and influencers to drive burnable opportunities for portfolio leaders.
Advisory & Cross-Functional Leadership: Coach founders and coordinate with in-house teams and the New Media group on events, workshops, and broader brand initiatives.

Job Description

Partner directly with our General Partners and investment team to define strategy and execute communications plans that drive their brand platforms forward while winning the attention and respect of leading founders and executives
Be a team player: collaborate with talented cross-functional partners to bring big ideas to life
Be a trusted advisor for dozens of portfolio companies. You will be the expert coach they’ll turn to for brand marketing, media strategy, crisis management, internal communications, and more
Proven experience navigating crisis situations and advising portfolio companies on complex, high-stakes communications
Maintain productive and positive relationships with media, content creators, and industry influencers to establish trust, surface key industry-shifting narratives and support our portfolio companies
Proactively build strong industry networks and secure high quality brand-building opportunities for partners to write, speak, and lead key conversations
Collaborate with the New Media team on broader brand strategy and initiatives, including media and marketing network dinners, portfolio workshops, and events

Minimum of 10 years experience in corporate, exec, product, or crisis communications
Strong familiarity of biotech and healthcare industries
In-house and agency experience required
Creative thinker who is able to grow influence and networks in novel ways
Strong biotech, healthcare and national media relationships required. Experience leading and/or executing PR campaigns for high growth companies
Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to define a communications and media strategy and drive it through execution
Proven track record of crafting high-quality brand-building initiatives from scratch
Ability to successfully lead cross-functional teams from idea through execution
Able to persuade, influence, and build trust at the executive level

a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.

Andreessen Horowitz

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Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (known as "a16z") is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to late-stage technology companies, across the consumer, enterprise, bio/healthcare, crypto, fintech and games spaces.a16z is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial company building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. The firm is led by general partners, many of whom are former founders/operators, CEOs, or CTOs of successful technology companies, and who have domain expertise ranging from biology to crypto to distributed systems to security to marketplaces to financial services.We aim to connect entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, industry experts, and others in the technology ecosystem. We have built a network of experts including technical and executive talent; top media and marketing resources; Fortune 500/Global 2000 companies; as well as other technology decision makers, influencers, and key opinion leaders. a16z uses this network as part of our commitment to help our portfolio companies grow their business, so our operating teams provide entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights across the entire spectrum of company building.https://a16z.com/portfolio/ https://a16z.com/podcasts/ https://a16z.com/videos/ http://a16z.com/subscribe See Disclosures: https://a16z.com/disclosures/

Founded in 2009

Menlo Park, California, USA

888 employees (91 in marketing)

www.a16z.com

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